Chapter 4 – Like a Dream or a Nightmare
Morgan wakes up this morning still feeling beyond happy. People at work notice and keep asking why she’s so happy, and she responds the same way.
“It’s nothing.”
But people don’t believe her. They know Morgan and Matthew have something between them, they’ve known it for years because they’re always together. What they don’t know is what specifically happened. Morgan goes up to Matthew and she arranges them to go out tonight because she can’t wait to be with him, but after she does so, a patient is wheeled in. An officer tells Morgan that the man’s name is Kane, and officers had to fight him in order to arrest him. The man is in critical condition who needs Morgan’s help to survive. She’s nursed plenty of criminals, murders, and rapists back to full health.
The officer whispers in Morgan’s ear, “You don’t have to worry about it if you let him die. The piece of shit killed two children because he was jealous that they had better parents than he did.”
“I know. This isn’t the first time I thought that,” she whispers back, “but I can’t do that.”
“I’m just reminding you.”
With her dark thoughts in mind, she heads up to the patient’s room and begins the process of fixing him up. While doing so, Morgan sees maggots seep out of the patient’s wounds, which appear to be so disgusted that they refuse to be in someone so disgusting. Morgan’s hand goes over a scalpel as the Angel of Death whispers in her ear.
It says in a searing voice, “Kill.”
Her hands shake as she fights her desire.
“He’ll kill again if you don’t. Kill him.”
Morgan shakes her head and finishes her job.
“You’ll regret this.”
Hours later, the patient wakes up and thanks Morgan.
Kane then says, “I’ll be sure to give you a gift as soon as I’m out of here.”
“Don’t bother,” Morgan says in a cold tone.
When Morgan goes outside of the hospital, Matthew joins her since she sees her distress.
“You were strong to spare his life,” he says.
“Or was I weak?” she asks.
“Don’t think that Morgan. If it was my job, I would just fiddle around and let the man bleed out.”
“But my job is to save lives. Not take them.”
“And that’s what makes you strong, Morgan. Not many people can do this job.”
“Are you just saying this to get me in the mood for tonight?”
“No, not really, but it is a good side effect.”
“Ha, well you better make tonight worth it. You’ve kept me waiting for too long.”
“You never gave me many hints.”
“Oh please. Men are supposed to be able to tell.”
Matthew just laughs before the two go back inside the hospital to finish work for the day. After work, they both go home, get dressed, and go out for the night. They go to a fancy restaurant that has a dance floor. Before they are able to finish their dinner, a song comes on that Matthew recognizes.
“Hey, this is one of your favorite songs,” he says.
“And?”
“Let’s dance!”
“No!”
“Why not?”
“I-I’m a little bit nervous.”
“That the best years have gone by. See? You’re already singing it. Come on!”
“Fine.”
The two dances together on the dance floor along with a few other couples. This may be the best moment of Morgan’s life that feels more like a dream than reality. She gets less and less nervous as they dance more. Once the song ends, they finish it with a kiss. They are the only two left on the dance floor as they hold each other.
“We should probably go sit back down,” Matthew says as Morgan doesn’t loosen her grip.
“Oh! That’s right. Sorry,” she says with a bit of embarrassment.”
After their little date, Morgan and Matthew walk hand in hand back to Morgan’s place. Before they know it, a man in a hood approaches Matthew and stabs him in the throat. The man in the hood then reveals himself to be Kane from earlier today.
He says with a grin, “Now you don’t have to worry about a man in your life!”
Kane is tackled by nearby police officers while Morgan tries to stop the bleeding in Matthew’s throat. He holds her hand as he tries to give a reassuring smile before breathing his last breath. They can’t do anything for him when they bring his body to the hospital and he’s pronounced dead. Morgan cries over Matthew’s dead body and curses herself as she feels responsible for his death. A hospital manager allows her to take the next week to recover from what happened, however, it will take more than time to heal her wounds.
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